November, 2016

• 2 November

  

  Mothers Unhappy With Official’s Promises to Hold Protest Outside Government Building

  Speaking to reporters after a 3-hour conversation at Mirijanyan's office, protester Armine Avoyan said that the official had promised to resolve the issue and make sure that her kid was returned to her within the next 2...
• 2 November

  

  Armenia’s Authorities to Subsidize Lower Gas Prices Offered by Gazprom, Lawmaker Says

  Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, however, Armenian National Congress parliamentary faction secretary Aram Manukyan announced that the Armenian government was actually going to ...
• 1 November

  

  Armenian Women Protest Against Judicial Executors’ Failure to Carry Out Custody Rulings

  After standing in front of the building for nearly an hour and waiting to no avail for JACES officials to come out and hear their demands, the women finally decided to walk into the building in an attempt to get the officials’ attention. ..

October, 2016

• 31 October

  

  Yerevan Authorities Ridding Vernissage of ‘Alcoholics’ for Sake of ‘Art’

  Vernissage has so far been “cleared of” vendors selling most types of clothes, bags, household appliances, and dogs. Many sellers who have managed to step over the threshold of “artisticism” are not only satisfied, but...
• 29 October

  

  Vanadzor Former Mayor’s Company Not Paying Employees’ on Time

  Lori governor Artur Nalbandyan has not been of much help either; the Lori ROC employees have turned to him twice and have been refused help on the grounds that the issue did not fall within Nalbandyan's remit....
• 28 October

  

  European Court Issues Ruling Against Armenia

  The family also claimed that they were denied a fair trial in the ensuing proceedings and that the Armenian courts had violated the principle of the finality of judgments. The applicants, specifically, complained that...
• 28 October

  

  Yerevan Judge Arrested on Bribery Suspicion

  Sources in law-enforcement bodies have told the news outlet that Shengavit district court judge Ishkhan Barseghyan was caught red-handed on a Shengavit street by officers of Armenia's National Security ...
• 27 October

  

  Environmentalists Stage Protest Over Exploitation of Amulsar Gold Mine

  The demonstrators, who are concerned that the mining project will negatively affect Armenia’s ecological and national security, held up posters that read “Go to Cyanide Hell,” “Water or Cyanide?” “No Mining at Amulsar...
• 27 October

  

  Locksmith Fighting to Get His Job Back Again Stages Protest Outside Government Office

  We've done everything we can and will do so in the future to make sure that Yeranosyan's rights are not violated because we are convinced police will try again to create problems for him,” Karapetyants said, adding...
• 27 October

  

  Armenian Conscript Dies in Car Crash While on Vacation

  The website said that 19-year-old Davit Vardanyan crashed his car into a utility pole, causing it to fall down, and then struck a tree outside the Ararat police department at about 1 am on Thursday. ...